Richmond RCMP discover stash of stolen goods, Report

A man has been arrested and charged after police found stolen luxury goods — such as Jimmy Choo shoes and high-end purses — in four storage lockers and a home.

On Dec. 5, Richmond RCMP spotted and arrested a suspect in a burglary of a home on Cornwall Drive. Following the man’s arrest, police obtained search warrants at four locations including a home in the 8000-block of General Currie Road in Richmond and storage lockers in the 12000-block of Riverside Way and the 8000-block of Sea Island Way in Richmond, as well as a storage locker in the 1300-block of East Kent Avenue North in Vancouver.

Richmond RCMP have arrested Aaron James Young, now charged with break-and-enter, assault with a weapon, disguise with intent to commit an offence, and possession of property obtained by crime. Police seized property from several storage units in the investigation.The suspect was released on bail a day after his arrest but arrested again on Dec. 19, 2018, after plainclothes officers alleged he was spotted casing residences.

After that, police searched a second storage locker in the 12000-block of Riverside Way, where another collection of stolen goods was found. Among the goods seized were Jimmy Choo stilettos, high-end purses, watches, power tools, several swords and two cars.

Aaron James Young, a 42-year-old Richmond resident, has been charged with 10 counts of break-and-enter, one count of assault with a weapon, two counts of using a disguise with intent to commit an offence and two counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.